Academy Member Inducted 2014
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- Practice Commenced: 2002
- Total Mediations (as of Oct 2022): 700
- Total Arbitrations (as of Oct 2022): 50
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Biographical
Managing partner James E. Hacker has practiced in civil litigation for 35 years. He has served as a mediator or arbitrator in more than 750 cases. These cases range from medical malpractice to complex commercial and employment disputes. He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International College of Trial Lawyers and has extensive trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees for Albany Law School and also sits on the Board of Trustees for Hamilton College.
Case Experience
- Automotive
- Civil Rights
- Commercial/Business
- Contract Disputes
- Discrimination
- Employment
- Insurance
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Homes
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Sexual Harassment
- Torts
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York - J.D. - 1984
- Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, B.A. - 1981
Memberships & Affiliations
- Albany County Bar Association Board, Past President
- New York State Trial Lawyers Academy, Regional Vice President
- Albany Law School, Board of Trustees, Chairman
- Hamilton College, Board of Trustees
- New York State Bar Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
- Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, Former President
Rates Information
James E. Hacker, Esq.
2022 Arbitration/Mediation Rate Schedule
The rate for services is as follows:
Mediations: $475.00 per hour (Two parties)
$500.00 per hour (More than two parties)
Arbitrations: $525.00 per hour
PLUS Mediation/Arbitration Administrative Fee : $100.00
USDC/NDNY Mediations
Federal Mediations scheduled twice per month only
$300.00 for the first two (2) hours
$325.00 per hour for anytime thereafter
Preparation/Review: $150.00 per hour, up to two hours
2023 Arbitration/Mediation Rate Schedule
Effective January 1, 2023, rates for services will be:
Mediations: $525.00 per hour
Arbitrations: $575.00 per hour
PLUS Mediation/Arbitration Administrative Fee : $100.00
USDC/NDNY Mediations
Federal Mediations scheduled twice per month only
$300.00 for the first two (2) hours
$325.00 per hour for anytime thereafter
Preparation/Review: $150.00 per hour, up to two hours